The Birth Mother (MONTANA MAVERICKS RETURN TO BIG SKY COUNTRY, #28)

Long-simmering desire brought Brandon Harper to Emma Stover's bed. And on the same earth-shattering night, a sinister crime left a prominent Whitehorn citizen dead. When Emma was arrested for murder, her passionate liaison proved a flimsy alibi. Though Brandon proclaimed her innocence with warrior-like fierceness, he did so out of duty - not love. For this wounded heir kept his heart sequestered, just as Emma kept certain secrets - like her birth mother's identity - under lock and key. Could destined love set them both free?